A Sweet Gentleman
@aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

I knew the AI craze reminded me of something.

"With no understanding of the ill effects of radiation poisoning, radium became a fashionable trend, a medical cure-all, and an industrial wonder."

"Newspapers imagined future cities lit by radium lamps, restaurants serving glow-in-the-dark radium cocktails and candy, radium fertilizer improving the output of farms, and doctors using radium to cure cancer forever."

https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/get-me-a-radium-highball-new-york-and-the-radium-craze

#AI#fad#bigtech#tech#history#pollution#science
Danny Boling ☮️
@IAmDannyBoling@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

This is better advice than I get from my IT guy! blobcatheadphones

#cats #CatsOfMastodon#CouldntWaitForCaturday #IT#HelpDesk#tech#technology#IAmDB

It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
A Sweet Gentleman
@aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

I knew the AI craze reminded me of something.

"With no understanding of the ill effects of radiation poisoning, radium became a fashionable trend, a medical cure-all, and an industrial wonder."

"Newspapers imagined future cities lit by radium lamps, restaurants serving glow-in-the-dark radium cocktails and candy, radium fertilizer improving the output of farms, and doctors using radium to cure cancer forever."

https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/get-me-a-radium-highball-new-york-and-the-radium-craze

#AI#fad#bigtech#tech#history#pollution#science
Danny Boling ☮️
@IAmDannyBoling@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

This is better advice than I get from my IT guy! blobcatheadphones

#cats #CatsOfMastodon#CouldntWaitForCaturday #IT#HelpDesk#tech#technology#IAmDB

It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
It's a four-panel meme with a caption. The panels each have a slightly different headshot photo of a really cute kitty cat who's mostly white except for its black ears and a striking and unique thin strip of black fur that starts at the kitty's left ear, circles the left side of its head then curls upward at its chin toward its mouth, ending in a small circle of fur right at its lower lip. The strip of black fur couldn't look more like a telephone headset if it tried lol. I mean, you can't miss it! That it looks like a telephone headset is the first thing most people would think of, IMO. Anyhoo, the first panel has the kitty quote talking on the phone un-quote and saying "Right..." The second says "Uh-huh..." and the next one says "Ah, I see." The last panel has the kitty saying "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?" under a caption that says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T. How may I help you today?"
Frederik Borgesius
@Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Insane.

I’m reading the book by Marietje Schaake.

She mentions Uber’s Greyball program.

I had almost forgotten about it.

‘Once [Uber’s] software had spotted users close to law enforcement offices, the user was promptly served a different, tailor-made experience in a parallel app named Greyball… this made it nearly impossible for those users to get a ride.’

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691241173/the-tech-coup

#tech #law #uber #platform #economics #books #democracy
Frederik Borgesius
@Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Insane.

I’m reading the book by Marietje Schaake.

She mentions Uber’s Greyball program.

I had almost forgotten about it.

‘Once [Uber’s] software had spotted users close to law enforcement offices, the user was promptly served a different, tailor-made experience in a parallel app named Greyball… this made it nearly impossible for those users to get a ride.’

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691241173/the-tech-coup

#tech #law #uber #platform #economics #books #democracy

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Frederik Borgesius
@Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech?

New blog post by Pieter Wolters and me.

Our most controversial claim is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA.

Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.

https://dsa-observatory.eu/2025/08/01/what-does-the-dsa-mean-for-online-advertising-and-adtech/

#law #politics #economy#tech #ai #platforms #advertising #marketing #dsa#privacy #gdpr

Screenshot of the title and abstract of the blog post. The abstract says: 'What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech (advertising technology)? This blogpost, based on a new research paper, explores that question. The most controversial insight is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must — based on an analysis of the DSA’s definitions — be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA. Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.'
Screenshot of the title and abstract of the blog post. The abstract says: 'What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech (advertising technology)? This blogpost, based on a new research paper, explores that question. The most controversial insight is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must — based on an analysis of the DSA’s definitions — be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA. Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.'
Screenshot of the title and abstract of the blog post. The abstract says: 'What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech (advertising technology)? This blogpost, based on a new research paper, explores that question. The most controversial insight is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must — based on an analysis of the DSA’s definitions — be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA. Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.'
Frederik Borgesius
@Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

New paper, open access.

‘If Deceptive Patterns are the problem, are Fair Patterns the solution?’

By Tim de Jonge, Hanna Schraffenberger, Jorrit Geels, Jaap-Henk Hoepman, Marie-Sophie Simon & me.

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3715275.3732199

#law#tech #design#darkpatterns#facct #deceptivepatterns #manipulation#privacy
Frederik Borgesius
@Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech?

New blog post by Pieter Wolters and me.

Our most controversial claim is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA.

Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.

https://dsa-observatory.eu/2025/08/01/what-does-the-dsa-mean-for-online-advertising-and-adtech/

#law #politics #economy#tech #ai #platforms #advertising #marketing #dsa#privacy #gdpr

Screenshot of the title and abstract of the blog post. The abstract says: 'What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech (advertising technology)? This blogpost, based on a new research paper, explores that question. The most controversial insight is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must — based on an analysis of the DSA’s definitions — be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA. Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.'
Screenshot of the title and abstract of the blog post. The abstract says: 'What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech (advertising technology)? This blogpost, based on a new research paper, explores that question. The most controversial insight is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must — based on an analysis of the DSA’s definitions — be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA. Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.'
Screenshot of the title and abstract of the blog post. The abstract says: 'What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech (advertising technology)? This blogpost, based on a new research paper, explores that question. The most controversial insight is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must — based on an analysis of the DSA’s definitions — be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA. Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.'